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Always...Patsy Cline
(2 women/6 piece band: Piano, Pedal Steel Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Fiddle, Drums)
The hugely popular musical play about the legendary country singer and her most devoted fan. Based on a true story. Songs include Crazy, Sweet Dreams, and Walkin' After Midnight.
"Top 10 Produced Plays, 1998"
American Theater Magazine
"Sweet Dreams Again"
USA Today
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 The Honky Tonk Angels
(3 women/6 piece band: Piano, Bass, Drums, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle & Lead/Rhythm Guitar)
New Musical Comedy Smash!
The perfect follow up to "Always...". Country classics combine with a hilarious story about three good ole gals who follow their dreams to Nashville. Songs include Stand By Your Man, Coal Miner's Daughter, 9 to 5, I Will Always Love You, and Harper Valley PTA. Sold out runs at the Barter Theater, Abingdon, VA and the Flatrock Playhouse, Flatrock, NC.
"You'll have to step on your toes to keep them from tappin'."
Asheville Times-News
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 The Honky Tonk Angels
Holiday Spectacular
(4 women/ 5 piece band: Piano, Lead Guitar, Bass, Fiddle, Drums)
This holiday sequel to the hugely popular show, The Honky Tonk Angels continues the comic escapades of three good ole country gals as they re-unite for a Christmas show like none other at "The Hillbilly Heaven Club" in Nashville. There are many surprising twists and turns in this musical comedy revue, including a gospel soul sister who also happens to be a psychic manicurist. Songs include a Motown Christmas medley, country classics like Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton and comedy hits such as Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. (Pending music clearances).
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Bubba's Revenge
(3 men, 3 women, 6 piece country band: Piano, Bass, Drums, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle & Lead/Rhythm Guitar)
A spooky country-western style Halloween night se'ance, a foot-stompin'gospel jubilee and a "psychically sensitive" beer-drinkin' BUBBA all combine in this hilarious new musical comedy as the final sequel to the smash hit, THE HONKY TONK ANGELS. Songs include Islands in The Stream, On The Road Again, You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly, Rhinestone Cowboy, Achy Breaky Heart, You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man, and Everything is Beautiful.
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Bachelor Pad
(4 men, 4 women/5 piece jazz ensemble: Piano, Bass Guitar, Drums, & one musician who can play flute, saxaphone, and other multiple reed instruments)
A "hip" new musical celebrating lounge music from the 1960's and based on a short story from the Playboy Advisor by renowned New York Times columnist William Safire. Follow the exploits of a young bachelor during the very beginning of the "sexual revolution" with classic songs such as The In Crowd, Fever, You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You, The Girl from Ipanema and other great classics (pending music clearances).
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Stories My Grandmother Told Me
(3 men/2 women - tragicomedy: Acapella singer or guitar accompanist)
This new play adopted from short stories by Ted Swindley weaves a modern Southern gothic tale of a young man's relationship with the matriarch of his family. With content reminiscent of Tennessee Williams and a style similar to A.R. Gurney's Love Letters and Ancestral Voices, this highly theatrical narrative piece will touch the hearts of audiences who understand the strong influences that grandparents have in their lives. |
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Scarlett and Rhett go "Wilde" in this witty adaptation of the comic masterpiece transplanted to the Old South. The result is the sparkling and stylish brilliance of Oscar Wilde coupled with the hoop-skirted wonder of moonlight and magnolias. Absolutely hilarious! 7 characters, 2 simple sets. |
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Step Into My Parlor
(1 woman/1 piano: Piano)
A hilarious one-woman Musical Confection
Join aging diva of stage and screen, Agnes Worthington, at a marvelous party as she celebrates a larger than life career in this tour de force musical confection. The hilarity includes songs made famous by legendary comediennes' Beatrice Lillie, Hermione Gingold, and a few surprises along the way. Songs include, There Are Fairies At The Bottom Of Our Garden and the Peggy Lee classic, Is That All There Is? Norma Desmond meets Carol Burnett? You get the idea!
"Star + Material = Smash!"
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...And The Pursuit Of Happiness
(3 women/2 men)
This brand new comedy by Ted Swindley tells the farcical tale of how a star high school quarterback becomes the first male "debutante" in a small southern town. Sometimes political, often touching, five wacky characters break down the stereotypes of southern high society. |
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Santa's Last Christmas
(2 men - fantasy)
This short 15 minute play will be a great addition to any evening of short pieces or one acts. This poignant theatrical piece tells the story of a "grownup believer" who experiences a fantastic and final visit with Saint Nick!
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 Other Services Available
Internationally known writer-director Ted Swindley has also been commissioned to create musicals for such prestigious organizations as the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee (Bye, Bye Love; The Everly Brothers Musical), The Crooke and Chase Theatre, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Summer of '66), Silver Fox Productions, Toronto, Canada (Swingstep) and the American Music Theatre, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Country Jukebox), as a commissioned writer, director or theatrical consultant. Contact Joan Kovats, for more information regarding Mr. Swindley's availability.
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